College Football Stat Leaders

Big 12 College Football Defensive PPA Leaders

Predicted points added allowed per defensive play.

Seasons Covered

2003-2025

Current Leader

Oklahoma (-0.181)

Best Season

Oklahoma 2003 (-0.181)

Scope

Big 12

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per GamePassing Yards Per GameRushing Yards Per GamePoints Per GameOffensive PPADefensive PPATurnover MarginHavoc Rate

What The Numbers Say

Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.

How Defensive PPA Reads

Defensive PPA is a prevention metric, so lower numbers are better because elite defenses consistently erase scoring value and force opponents into less efficient possessions. On this Big 12 leaderboard, the visible range runs -0.181 to -0.117, with Oklahoma setting the pace.

Big 12 Context

Big 12 teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Texas Tech is the latest winner at -0.065.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Oklahoma to No. 5 Missouri is 0.064, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 0.042 in 2024 to -0.065 in 2025, a swing of 0.107. Oklahoma's current mark of -0.181 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of -0.006 held by Nebraska.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.

1OklahomaBig 12 Conference2003-0.181
2Kansas StateBig 12 Conference2003-0.139
3Iowa StateBig 12 Conference2004-0.134
4NebraskaBig 12 Conference2003-0.120
5MissouriBig 12 Conference2004-0.117
6OklahomaBig 12 Conference2004-0.103
7KansasBig 12 Conference2004-0.100
8TexasBig 12 Conference2003-0.099
9TexasBig 12 Conference2009-0.099
10TexasBig 12 Conference2004-0.072
11Texas TechBig 12 Conference2025-0.065
12OklahomaBig 12 Conference2009-0.065
13Texas A&MBig 12 Conference2004-0.063
14ColoradoBig 12 Conference2004-0.057
15Texas A&MBig 12 Conference2010-0.052
16KansasBig 12 Conference2007-0.050
17BaylorBig 12 Conference2013-0.050
18TexasBig 12 Conference2011-0.047
19NebraskaBig 12 Conference2004-0.045
20NebraskaBig 12 Conference2009-0.041
21Texas TechBig 12 Conference2004-0.040
22Kansas StateBig 12 Conference2004-0.039
23TexasBig 12 Conference2010-0.039
24NebraskaBig 12 Conference2010-0.033
25OklahomaBig 12 Conference2006-0.033

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025Texas TechBig 12 Conference-0.065
2024UtahBig 12 Conference0.042
2023OklahomaBig 12 Conference0.079
2022Iowa StateBig 12 Conference0.091
2021Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference0.031
2020West VirginiaBig 12 Conference0.064
2019BaylorBig 12 Conference0.073
2018TCUBig 12 Conference0.091
2017TexasBig 12 Conference0.014
2016West VirginiaBig 12 Conference0.114
2015West VirginiaBig 12 Conference0.068
2014TCUBig 12 Conference-0.004
2013BaylorBig 12 Conference-0.050
2012TCUBig 12 Conference-0.031
2011TexasBig 12 Conference-0.047
2010Texas A&MBig 12 Conference-0.052
2009TexasBig 12 Conference-0.099
2008NebraskaBig 12 Conference0.006
2007KansasBig 12 Conference-0.050
2006OklahomaBig 12 Conference-0.033
2005MissouriBig 12 Conference-0.004
2004Iowa StateBig 12 Conference-0.134
2003OklahomaBig 12 Conference-0.181

Historical Leaderboard

Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Nebraska2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003-0.0062003 (-0.120)
2Missouri2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0102004 (-0.117)
3Colorado2025, 2024, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0472004 (-0.057)
4Texas A&M2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0482004 (-0.063)
5Utah2025, 20240.0552024 (0.042)
6Texas2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0592003 (-0.099)
7Oklahoma2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0592003 (-0.181)
8Kansas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1002003 (-0.139)
9TCU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 20120.1072012 (-0.031)
10Arizona State2025, 20240.1082025 (0.103)
11Iowa State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1102004 (-0.134)
12Oklahoma State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1102003 (-0.017)
13Baylor2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1202013 (-0.050)
14Texas Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1232025 (-0.065)
15BYU2025, 2024, 20230.1282025 (0.063)
16UCF2025, 2024, 20230.1312025 (0.113)
17West Virginia2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 20120.1442020 (0.064)
18Arizona2025, 20240.1482025 (0.069)
19Kansas2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1532004 (-0.100)
20Houston2025, 2024, 20230.1562025 (0.106)
21Cincinnati2025, 2024, 20230.2182024 (0.173)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Big 12 defensive ppa leaderboard?

Oklahoma ranks first at -0.181.

Which Big 12 program has the best long-term defensive ppa profile?

Nebraska owns the strongest all-time average at -0.006 across 8 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Big 12 race compare with the recent trend?

Texas Tech is the most recent yearly winner in this conference scope, so the route combines the current leaderboard with a recent trend line instead of showing only one season snapshot.